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Secondary Education

2008

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Academic Optimism Of Virginia High School Teachers: Its Relationship To Organizational Citizenship Behaviors And Student Achievement, Charles Allen Wagner Jan 2008

Academic Optimism Of Virginia High School Teachers: Its Relationship To Organizational Citizenship Behaviors And Student Achievement, Charles Allen Wagner

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For decades, educational leaders have sought to identify school-level variables that have a positive and significant impact on student achievement despite the indelible effects of student socioeconomic status and family background. The purpose of this is study was to investigate the relationship between an emergent attitudinal construct---academic optimism---and its relationship to organizational citizenship behaviors of teachers and student achievement among a sample of Virginia public high schools.;A convenience sample of 36 public Virginia high schools serving students in grades 9-12 was used to collect survey data from full-time teachers and faculty during regularly-scheduled faculty meetings during the 2006-07 school year. …


Pair Counseling For High School Students: Improving Friendship Skills, Interpersonal Relationships, And Behavior Among Aggressive And Withdrawn Adolescents, John Kent Horton Jan 2008

Pair Counseling For High School Students: Improving Friendship Skills, Interpersonal Relationships, And Behavior Among Aggressive And Withdrawn Adolescents, John Kent Horton

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No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Leadership And Other Factors On Successful International Baccalaureate Diploma Programs In The United States, Randi Reigel Riesbeck Jan 2008

The Impact Of Leadership And Other Factors On Successful International Baccalaureate Diploma Programs In The United States, Randi Reigel Riesbeck

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No abstract provided.


An Exploratory Study Of Creativity -Fostering Teacher Behaviors In Secondary Classrooms, Matthew J. Edinger Jan 2008

An Exploratory Study Of Creativity -Fostering Teacher Behaviors In Secondary Classrooms, Matthew J. Edinger

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No abstract provided.